Artist's Biography

Maria was born and raised on San Juan Island. After Spring Street International School, she received her BA degree in Ceramics from the California College of Art in 2009. Maria spent many years in West Africa learning the craft of bronze casting. In 2016 she was an Artist in Residence at 69 Rue de Rivoli in Paris, and for 8 seasons she has participated in the San Juan Island Artist’s Studio Tour. Since 2016, she has been working to create Alchemy Art Center, where her art practice is currently based.

Sculpture Statement

When something is personal enough it becomes universal. My work is about reaching into my own mythology, and uncovering something that is intrinsic to being alive on this earth. I am illustrating what it means to be part of the human story. My work is about the spirit world, that material world, the emotional world.

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Every Single Feeling Has Been Felt

Sculpture by Maria Michaelson

When Women Were Birds; Yellow Crowned Kinglet

Sculpture by Maria Michaelson

Space Oddity's Tendedr Observations

Sculpture by Maria Michaelson

High Priestess of Sanjeska Dezela

Sculpture by Maria Michaelson

Pieces

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Dream Keeper

Sculpture by Maria Michaelson

The Bellmaker of Sanjeska Dezela

Sculpture by Maria Michaelson

Small Figure

Sculpture by Maria Michaelson

When Women Were Birds; Common Seagull

Sculpture by Maria Michaelson

Oxygen Without A Heart

Sculpture by Maria Michaelson

Fast Asleep On Night Trains

Sculpture by Maria Michaelson

Portal #1

Sculpture by Maria Michaelson

The Poet & The Moon

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Sanjezka Dezela Dreamscape #8

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Sanjezka Dezela Dreamscape #7

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Sanjezka Dezela Dreamscape #6

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Sanjezka Dezela Dreamscape #5

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Sanjezka Dezela Dreamscape #4

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Sanjezka Dezela Dreamscape #3

Sculpture by Maria Michaelson

Sanjezka Dezela Dreamscape #2

Sculpture by Maria Michaelson

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